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Sunday, June 22, 2014

Warm & Willing - Norrie Paramor

I'm Shooting High
Warm & Willing
Norrie Paramor And His Orchestra
Playing Jimmy McHughs Biggest Hits with the "Floating" voice of Patricia Clark
Capitol Records T 2357
1965

Here we have another one of those unusual Paramor and Clark collaborations. In the sample above, Clark's voice seems to "float" compared to other tracks on set which Paramor's formula requires Clark to sing a segment that sounds "classical" in style, rather than simply flavoring the song with tonal accents.

From Billboard - October 2, 1965: The lush, romantic sounds of the Paramor strings, highlighted by the beautiful soprano voice of Patricia Clark are featured on this fine package of modern standards…

I Feel A Song Comin' On
Where Are You
You're A Sweetheart
Lovely Lady
Warm And Willing
It's A Most Unusual Day
I'm In The Mood For Love
I'm Shooting High
My Own
Lost In A Fog
Dream, Dream, Dream
Thank You For A Lovely Eve

3 comments:

  1. Why doesn't the playback of the track work?

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    1. Thank you for bringing the issue to my attention. Broken link. Fixed. – Mark

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